Sibsey village in Lincolnshire,
Place of the murder
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Drinking has ruined many men, it has sent some across the sea (war), it has caused some to die in jail and some upon the gallows tree (known as a tree used for killing people by hanging them)
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‘When to the station they were taken,cna they were charged of taking life,When searching Carey they found upon him,‘Mr. Sieenson’s pocket-Knife‘Tacesight of this it madethemshudder,‘And when befor: the jury they did stand,‘Toe verdictof * Guilty’ was returnedagainst them,For the wilful murderof Stevenson,
When at the station they were searched and upon Careys body they found a pocket knife which was williams stevensons.
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is son found ont were he had being stayingTo that public-house he goes, .‘There Pickett and Carey sat a drinking, hee‘And be saw blood upon their clothes;‘This then gere him strong suspicion,Aund to the police 26 went with spexd,‘He gave information’and they were taken,+Andchargedwiththatdreadfuldeed
the son found out where he was before the murder took place, so he went to the bar and two men named pickett and carey were drinking at the bar, he noticed blood on their shirt. He went to the police. They were arrested and charged with the murder of william stevenson.
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With his head all smashed to peices,And his pockets riffted out,‘There wes the marks ahont tha rad,‘Where the rugfians had drag’d him sbout
His pockets were shaken out of his pants and the road had marks from where the killers dragged him across the road.
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ur found,‘With his sieull all smashed to peices,He did lay upon the ground5O’ then what news was for his som,‘To hear his father Was no more,: ‘To think by raffians he was murdered,& At the oge of sixty-four.|‘
He was found thursday morning by his neighbor, he was found with a smashed skull. His son soon found out his father was killed.
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At thepublic-househecalledforale,|Hislowlyspiritsfortocheer,!Helittlethoughtthatnighttodie,|.‘Andbeingtohis homesonear;!Butbewasfollowedfromthathouse,‘Bysomeruffiansyoushallhear,‘Whorobbedandmurderedthepooroldman,YaBibseyvillageinLincolnshire.
He asked for a drink at the "public house" (bar). He was a humble man who didn't expect to die that night. His home was close to the location of the bar.
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‘Then for his money—they him followed,Very soon they did him catah,nd then they robbed and murdered him,‘And left his body in a ditch
Their must be more than one. but the followed him from the bar and robbed him of his money and left him for dead in a ditch. So the motive of this deed was money?
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eft his home on Monday morning,‘And to Boston Market made his way,But in the evening returning home,‘He at the “Ship,”some time did sty.
He left home monday morning to go to the market, then stayed at the "ship" (bar) in the evening.
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age sixty-four,| His name was William Stevenson.
Victim
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